Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric ...

According to UNESCO, plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution, with 8–10 million metric tons of plastic making its ...

The US feels otherwise. “Under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act, US companies can apply for exploration licenses ...

Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.

A firm developing underwater robots to harvest mineral-rich nodules from the ocean floor is seeking approval to investigate ...

India has extended an auction of deep-sea blocks containing critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other products until May 1, a spokesperson at India's Ministry of Mines said on ...

Deep sea mining has been off limits thus far, both because it's awfully hard, and because governments haven't yet firmed up ...

US President Donald Trump is in the process of drafting an executive order that would enable America to stockpile the wealth of critical minerals found on the Pacific Ocean seabed, the Financial ...

Although consuming too much salt isn’t a great idea, incorporating a little sea salt into your skincare routine may have ...

For nearly a century, scientists have been trying to tap into the ocean’s mineral stores — perhaps none more infamous than the German chemist Fritz Haber. Haber started his career as an ...

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface ...

and its deep-sea mining effort. In 2021, that triggered a race to develop regulations before TMC or any other company could begin harvesting minerals in international waters to be used in ...